I think that one of the biggest regrets I had during my PE (from 26 weeks, but not taken seriously until almost 36 weeks) is that I was not more forceful with my providers. My bps were 160s/90s-100s from 26 weeks with 533/24Hr urine and I allowed them to pooh-pooh me. It sounds like you have URQ pain, hypertension and visual changes and I don't think that you should wait until tomorrow to be seen. I think that you need to be seen today, now and demand an accurate assessment of your blood pressure, a 24 hour urine, liver function tests and monitoring of your child. Good luck.

And yes, you are right to think that those last bps were not accurate. Nothing makes a nurse happier than having normals (and I am a Nurse Practitioner, so i can say this). Having normals while doing it incorrectly is not a good thing. All blood pressures go down when laying on your left side, with a large cuff and having your arm above your heart.

I think that one of the biggest regrets I had during my PE (from 26 weeks, but not taken seriously until almost 36 weeks) is that I was not more forceful with my providers. My bps were 160s/90s-100s from 26 weeks with 533/24Hr urine and I allowed them to pooh-pooh me. It sounds like you have URQ pain, hypertension and visual changes and I don't think that you should wait until tomorrow to be seen. I think that you need to be seen today, now and demand an accurate assessment of your blood pressure, a 24 hour urine, liver function tests and monitoring of your child. Good luck.

And yes, you are right to think that those last bps were not accurate. Nothing makes a nurse happier than having normals (and I am a Nurse Practitioner, so i can say this). Having normals while doing it incorrectly is not a good thing. All blood pressures go down when laying on your left side, with a large cuff and having your arm above your heart.

So I am currently 34 weeks pregnant. On Tuesday at my routine antenatal appointment I had a high BP reading of 150/100. They admitted me for monitoring and took blood and urine. My bloods and urine were 'ok' as the OB put it.

They took my blood pressure 4 times. The first two were with a med size cuff and I was seated. Both of these showed a BP of 150/100. There was then a shift change and a different midwife took the next two. She took these with a large cuff, with me laying down and with a wedge under my right side. The cuff was elevated above my heart. 'oh perfect' she said and when I asked what it was she said 110/70. Now my BP has been 120/90 for weeks, never really budged from that figure (except for when I had the flu earlier on). With the large cuff I couldn't even feel any compression whatsoever and it literally took her 20 tries to get this cuff to inflate.

The OB is still worried I am developing pre-e and have ordered me in for twice weekly ctgs and BP monitoring. I have pain along my bra line in my stomach and back, headaches, disturbed vision.

Am I right in thinking the last two BPs may have been inaccurate? I have a BP monitor at home that hs just given me a reading of 135/94.

I need some advice for what to say to the midwives tomorrow when I am being monitored!

Hi girls,

So I am currently 34 weeks pregnant. On Tuesday at my routine antenatal appointment I had a high BP reading of 150/100. They admitted me for monitoring and took blood and urine. My bloods and urine were 'ok' as the OB put it.

They took my blood pressure 4 times. The first two were with a med size cuff and I was seated. Both of these showed a BP of 150/100. There was then a shift change and a different midwife took the next two. She took these with a large cuff, with me laying down and with a wedge under my right side. The cuff was elevated above my heart. 'oh perfect' she said and when I asked what it was she said 110/70. Now my BP has been 120/90 for weeks, never really budged from that figure (except for when I had the flu earlier on). With the large cuff I couldn't even feel any compression whatsoever and it literally took her 20 tries to get this cuff to inflate.

The OB is still worried I am developing pre-e and have ordered me in for twice weekly ctgs and BP monitoring. I have pain along my bra line in my stomach and back, headaches, disturbed vision.

Am I right in thinking the last two BPs may have been inaccurate? I have a BP monitor at home that hs just given me a reading of 135/94.

I need some advice for what to say to the midwives tomorrow when I am being monitored!